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MMA Rankings - Top 25 by Weight Class (June 2023)

MMA Top 25 by weight class through fights of May 31, 2023

Heavyweight - over 205 lbs.

May
Rank
June
Rank
Fighter WC Rating Rated Record Org May results;
•June schedule
1 1  Francis Ngannou HW 83.83  11-2-0 UFC  --last rated win -16 months.
2 2  Jon Jones HW 62.00  21-1-0 UFC [Interim HW title holder]
3 3  Stipe Miocic HW 50.46  15-4-0 UFC  --last rated win -33 months.
4 4  Ryan Bader HW 33.29  24-7-0 Bell  
5 5  Sergei Pavlovich HW 33.18  12-1-0 UFC  
6 6  Philip De Fries HW 31.85  15-6-0 KSW  
7 7  Evgeniy Goncharov HW 26.22  10-1-0 ACA  
8 8  Curtis Blaydes HW 23.89  13-4-0 UFC  
9 9  Anatoliy Malykhin HW 23.72  6-0-0 One •6/23 vs. #41 Arjan Singh Bhullar
10 10  Ciryl Gane HW 22.67  9-2-0 UFC  
11 11  Linton Vassell HW 21.35  14-6-0 Bell  
13 12  Jailton Almeida HW 20.66  8-0-0 UFC  Beat #43 Jairzinho Rozenstruik
12 13  Alexander Volkov HW 20.08  24-9-0 UFC  
14 14  Marcin Tybura HW 18.13  17-7-0 UFC  
15 15  Daniel Cormier HW 16.66  18-3-0 UFC  --last rated win -54 months.
16 16  Marcus Almeida HW 16.60  2-0-0 One  
17 17  Tom Aspinall HW 16.27  5-1-0 UFC  --last rated win -14 months.
18 18  Shamil Gaziev HW 15.35  3-0-0 Brav  
19 19  Oleg Popov HW 15.34  4-0-0 Bell  
20 20  Marcos Rogerio de Lima HW 15.31  11-8-1 UFC  
21 21  Ali Isaev HW 14.63  6-0-1 Bell  
22 22  Daniel James HW 14.40  8-6-1 Bell •6/16 vs. #55 Gokhan Saricam
23 23  Sergey Spivak HW 14.22  9-3-0 UFC  
25 24  Alikhan Vakhaev HW 13.72  6-1-0 ACA  
24 25  Alistair Overeem HW 13.67  41-19-0 UFC  --last rated win -32 months.

 

Light Heavyweight - 205 lb. limit

May
Rank
June
Rank
Fighter WC Rating Rated Record Org May results;
•June schedule
1 1  Vadim Nemkov LH 56.28  10-2-0 Bell
•6/16 vs. #28 Yoel Romero
[to retain LH title]
2 2  Jiri Prochazka LH 42.37  14-1-1 UFC  
3 3  Jan Blachowicz LH 42.02  22-7-1 UFC  
4 4  Magomed Ankalaev LH 35.52  11-1-1 UFC  
5 5  Jamahal Hill LH 30.67  9-1-0 UFC  
7 6  Muslim Magomedov LH 24.02  9-0-0 ACA  
6 7  Glover Teixeira LH 23.75  24-8-0 UFC  --last rated win -19 months.
8 8  Phil Davis LH 23.67  20-6-0 Bell  --last rated win -14 months;
•6/16 vs. #10 Corey Anderson
9 9  Rafael Lovato Jr. LH 22.44  7-0-0 IGF  --last rated win -47 months.
10 10  Corey Anderson LH 20.89  11-5-0 Bell  --last rated win -19 months;
•6/16 vs. #8 Phil Davis
11 11  Sean Strickland LH 18.75  20-5-0 UFC  
12 12  Reinier de Ridder LH 18.56  7-1-0 One  
13 13  Azamat Murzakanov LH 17.38  6-0-0 UFC  
14 14  Rob Wilkinson LH 17.26  5-0-0 Prof  
17 15  Carlos Ulberg LH 17.15  5-1-0 UFC  Beat #41 Ihor Potieria
15 16  Khalil Rountree LH 16.65  7-5-0 UFC •6/10 vs. #73 Chris Daukaus
16 17  Ibragim Chuzhigaev LH 16.29  11-1-0 KSW  
23 18  Johnny Walker LH 16.10  12-4-0 UFC  Beat #24 Anthony Smith
18 19  Nikita Krylov LH 15.62  13-5-0 UFC  
19 20  Vitor Petrino LH 14.72  3-0-0 UFC  
20 21  Ivan Shtyrkov LH 14.10  16-2-1 Russ  
22 22  Antonio Carlos Jr. LH 13.93  9-4-0 Prof  
21 23  Maxim Grishin LH 13.83  18-6-2 UFC  --last rated win -15 months;
•6/03 vs. #50 Philipe Lins
25 24  Grigor Matevosyan LH 12.28  4-1-0 ACA •6/16 vs. #57 Stepan Gorshechnikov
27 25  Karl Moore LH 12.19  5-1-0 Bell  

 

Middleweight - 185 lb. limit

May
Rank
June
Rank
Fighter WC Rating Rated Record Org May results;
•June schedule
1 1  Israel Adesanya MW 63.40  13-2-0 UFC
2 2  Johnny Eblen MW 43.22  9-0-0 Bell  
3 3  Robert Whittaker MW 40.49  16-6-0 UFC  
4 4  Alex Pereira MW 39.73  4-1-0 UFC  
5 5  Khamzat Chimaev MW 37.98  9-0-0 UFC  
7 6  Dricus Du Plessis MW 28.51  11-1-0 UFC  
67 7  Fabian Edwards MW 27.34  5-2-0 Bell  Beat #6 Gegard Mousasi
8 8  Jared Cannonier MW 26.36  9-6-0 UFC •6/17 vs. #12 Marvin Vettori
6 9  Gegard Mousasi MW 25.59  40-9-2 Bell  Lost to #67 Fabian Edwards
9 10  Magomedrasul Gasanov MW 24.91  6-0-0 ACA •6/16 vs. #19 Salamu Abdurahmanov
10 11  Brendan Allen MW 23.62  14-4-0 UFC •6/24 vs. #46 Bruno Silva
11 12  Marvin Vettori MW 21.64  10-4-1 UFC •6/17 vs. #8 Jared Cannonier
12 13  Caio Borralho MW 21.32  6-0-0 UFC  
13 14  Abdoul Abdouraguimov MW 19.69  9-1-0 Ares  
15 15  Brunno Ferreira MW 17.37  2-0-0 UFC  
16 16  Anthony Hernandez MW 17.32  7-2-0 UFC  Beat #91 Edmen Shahbazyan
14 17  Vladimir Mineev MW 17.30  7-1-1 AMC  --last rated win -19 months.
17 18  Joseph Pyfer MW 16.65  2-0-0 UFC  
18 19  Salamu Abdurahmanov MW 16.30  7-0-0 ACA •6/16 vs. #10 Magomedrasul Gasanov
19 20  Sharabutdin Magomedov MW 16.19  2-0-0 TFC  
20 21  Pawel Pawlak MW 15.43  8-3-1 KSW •6/03 vs. #24 Tomasz Romanowski
21 22  Andre Muniz MW 15.20  8-2-0 UFC  
22 23  Andre Petroski MW 14.99  2-0-0 UFC  
23 24  Tomasz Romanowski MW 14.72  8-5-0 KSW •6/03 vs. #21 Pawel Pawlak
25 25  Jack Hermansson MW 14.58  18-8-0 UFC  

 

Welterweight - 170 lb. limit

May
Rank
June
Rank
Fighter WC Rating Rated Record Org May results;
•June schedule
1 1  Leon Edwards WW 88.68  16-2-0 UFC
3 2  Belal Muhammad WW 48.26  18-3-0 UFC  Beat #7 Gilbert Burns
2 3  Kamaru Usman WW 44.43  15-2-0 UFC  --last rated win -18 months.
4 4  Christian Lee WW 32.53  11-3-0 One  
5 5  Yaroslav Amosov WW 32.22  9-0-0 Bell  
6 6  Shavkat Rakhmonov WW 32.20  10-0-0 UFC  
8 7  Colby Covington WW 29.73  11-3-0 UFC  --last rated win -14 months.
9 8  Lorenz Larkin WW 27.06  16-7-0 Bell  
10 9  Sadibou Sy WW 25.86  11-6-2 Prof •6/23 vs. Shane Mitchell
11 10  Jason Jackson WW 24.71  12-2-0 Bell  
13 11  Albert Tumenov WW 24.16  14-4-0 ACA  
14 12  Boris Medvedev WW 22.23  9-1-0 RCC  
15 13  Vitaliy Slipenko WW 22.10  8-3-0 ACA  
7 14  Gilbert Burns WW 21.45  15-6-0 UFC  Lost to #3 Belal Muhammad
16 15  Michael Page WW 20.60  15-2-0 Bell  
17 16  Magomed Magomedkerimov WW 20.51  16-4-0 Prof •6/23 vs. #197 David Zawada
18 17  Ray Cooper III WW 20.28  14-5-1 Prof  
19 18  Magomed Umalatov WW 19.84  3-0-0 Prof •6/23 vs. Nayib Lopez Miranda
20 19  Jack Della Maddalena WW 19.70  3-0-0 UFC  
41 20  Ian Garry WW 19.44  6-0-0 UFC  Beat #32 Daniel Rodriguez
21 21  Adrian Bartosinski WW 18.87  6-0-0 KSW  
22 22  Andrey Koreshkov WW 18.61  17-4-0 Shle  --last rated win -15 months.
122 23  Zebaztian Kadestam WW 18.54  10-7-0 One  Beat #12 Roberto Soldic
24 24  Carlos Leal Miranda WW 18.16  6-1-0 Prof •6/23 vs. #139 Dilano Taylor
23 25  Sean Brady WW 18.05  9-1-0 UFC  --last rated win -18 months.

 

Lightweight - 155 lb. limit

May
Rank
June
Rank
Fighter WC Rating Rated Record Org May results;
•June schedule
1 1  Islam Makhachev LW 75.48  14-1-0 UFC
2 2  Khabib Nurmagomedov LW 70.38  15-0-0 UFC  --last rated win -31 months.
3 3  Charles Oliveira LW 48.89  24-9-0 UFC  --last rated win -12 months;
•6/10 vs. #6 Beneil Dariush
4 4  Alexander Volkanovski LW 46.05  15-1-0 UFC  
5 5  Dustin Poirier LW 41.75  24-7-0 UFC  
6 6  Beneil Dariush LW 41.21  17-4-1 UFC •6/10 vs. #3 Charles Oliveira
7 7  A.J. McKee LW 40.24  14-1-0 Rizi  
8 8  Olivier Aubin-Mercier LW 31.99  13-4-0 Prof •6/23 vs. #72 Anthony Romero
9 9  Justin Gaethje LW 31.06  18-4-0 UFC  
10 10  Grant Dawson LW 27.28  12-1-1 UFC  
11 11  Eduard Vartanyan LW 25.47  15-3-0 ACA •6/16 vs. #13 Artem Reznikov
12 12  Usman Nurmagomedov LW 25.18  7-0-0 Bell  
13 13  Artem Reznikov LW 24.32  7-0-0 ACA •6/16 vs. #11 Eduard Vartanyan
14 14  Daud Shaikhaev LW 24.06  8-3-0 ACA  
15 15  Mateusz Gamrot LW 23.04  16-2-0 UFC  
16 16  Arman Tsarukyan LW 22.63  12-2-0 UFC •6/17 vs. #175 Joaquim Silva
18 17  Alexandr Shabliy LW 21.67  10-2-0 Bell  
17 18  Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov LW 21.65  9-1-0 ACA  --last rated win -18 months.
19 19  Natan Schulte LW 21.07  14-3-1 Prof •6/23 vs. #47 Raush Manfio
23 20  Roberto Satoshi de Souza LW 20.94  12-2-0 Rizi  Beat #70 Spike Carlyle
21 21  Rae Yoon Ok LW 20.79  9-3-0 One  Beat #159 Lowen Tynanes
20 22  Salahdine Parnasse LW 20.61  9-1-0 KSW •6/03 vs. #56 Marian Ziolkowski
22 23  Islam Mamedov LW 19.74  10-1-1 Bell  
24 24  Ismael Bonfim LW 18.62  5-0-0 UFC  
25 25  Mehdi Dakaev LW 18.32  5-0-0 ACA  --last rated win -17 months;
•6/16 vs. #224 Everton Daniel Freitas

 

Featherweight - 145 lb. limit

May
Rank
June
Rank
Fighter WC Rating Rated Record Org May results;
•June schedule
1 1  Patricio Freire FW 54.60  22-5-0 Bell
•6/16 vs. #3 BW Sergio Pettis
[will vacate FW belt]
2 2  Movlid Khaybulaev FW 31.27  9-0-1 Prof •6/08 vs. #185 Tyler Diamond
 [for vacated FW belt]
3 3  Movsar Evloev FW 30.16  12-0-0 UFC  Beat #117 Diego Lopes
4 4  Max Holloway FW 28.18  22-7-0 UFC  
5 5  Kai Tang FW 27.86  5-0-0 One  
6 6  Ilia Topuria FW 26.51  8-0-0 UFC •6/24 vs. #10 Josh Emmett
7 7  Brendan Loughnane FW 25.99  10-3-0 UFC •6/08 vs. #131 Jesus Pinedo
8 8  Yair Rodriguez FW 25.70  8-2-0 UFC  
9 9  Magomedrasul Khasbulaev FW 23.68  14-3-0 ACA  --last rated win -18 months.
10 10  Josh Emmett FW 21.55  11-3-0 UFC •6/24 vs. #6 Ilia Topuria
11 11  Alikhan Suleymanov FW 21.55  6-0-0 ACA  
12 12  Isao Kobayashi FW 20.96  24-5-2 Panc  --last rated win -24 months.
13 13  Vugar Karamov FW 20.95  4-1-0 Rizi  
14 14  Islam Omarov FW 20.37  6-0-0 ACA  
15 15  Bubba Jenkins FW 19.94  15-6-0 Prof •6/08 vs. #171 Sung Bin Jo
16 16  Jeong Yeong Lee FW 19.91  6-0-0 UFC  
33 17  Kouya Kanda FW 19.46  10-2-0 UFC  Beat #45 Yibugele Yibugele
17 18  Arnold Allen FW 19.37  9-1-0 UFC  
19 19  Chihiro Suzuki FW 19.16  7-1-0 Rizi •6/24 vs. #27 Kleber Koike Erbst
18 20  Thanh Le FW 19.01  11-2-0 One  --last rated win -14 months.
20 21  Losene Keita FW 18.76  4-0-0 Okta  
21 22  Mikuru Asakura FW 18.73  11-3-0 Rizi  
23 23  Tokitaka Nakanishi FW 18.35  8-1-0 Panc  
24 24  Paul Hughes FW 18.07  4-1-0 CW  
22 25  Zabit Magomedsharipov FW 17.96  8-0-0 UFC  --last rated win -42 months.

 

Bantamweight - 135 lb. limit

May
Rank
June
Rank
Fighter WC Rating Rated Record Org May results;
•June schedule
1 1  Aljamain Sterling BW 60.03  17-3-0 UFC
Beat #2 Henry Cejudo
3 2  Fabricio Andrade BW 35.48  6-0-0 One  
4 3  Sergio Pettis BW 33.64  15-5-0 Bell  --last rated win -17 months;
•6/16 vs. #1 FW Patricio Freire
5 4  Merab Dvalishvili BW 33.19  10-2-0 UFC  
6 5  Patrick Mix BW 32.22  11-1-0 Bell  
7 6  Stephen Loman BW 29.41  8-0-0 One  
2 7  Henry Cejudo BW 28.90  10-3-0 UFC  Lost to #1 Aljamain Sterling
17 8  Kai Asakura BW 26.43  15-4-0 Rizi  Beat #10 Yuki Motoya
8 9  Cory Sandhagen BW 25.14  10-4-0 UFC  
15 10  Juan Archuleta BW 25.05  16-4-0 Rizi  Beat #29 Naoki Inoue
9 11  John Lineker BW 24.68  14-4-0 One  --last rated win -14 months.
11 12  Oleg Borisov BW 22.69  6-5-0 ACA  
12 13  Umar Nurmagomedov BW 22.53  7-0-0 UFC  
13 14  Tatsuya Ando BW 22.35  11-3-1 One  
14 15  Sean O'Malley BW 22.31  8-1-0 UFC  
16 16  Yadong Song BW 21.37  7-2-1 UFC  
18 17  Jonathan Martinez BW 20.87  9-2-0 UFC  
19 18  T.J. Dillashaw BW 19.49  13-4-0 UFC  --last rated win -22 months.
30 19  Shaoxiang Wang BW 19.14  3-0-0 JCK  Beat #52 Liucai Cui
20 20  Raufeon Stots BW 19.00  13-2-0 Bell  
21 21  Rakhim Midaev BW 18.92  4-0-0 Russ  
22 22  Soo Chul Kim BW 18.85  12-7-1 Rizi  
33 23  Shoji Saito BW 18.37  4-0-1 Shoo  Beat #75 Takuma Sudo
23 24  Danny Sabatello BW 17.79  5-1-0 Bell  
25 25  Rinya Nakamura BW 17.16  5-0-0 UFC  

 

Flyweight - 125 lb. limit

May
Rank
June
Rank
Fighter WC Rating Rated Record Org May results;
•June schedule
1 1  Brandon Moreno FL 36.06  11-3-2 UFC
2 2  Demetrious Johnson FL 35.36  23-4-1 One  Beat #7 Adriano Moraes
3 3  Jarred Brooks FL 30.26  11-2-0 One  
4 4  Alexandre Pantoja FL 26.09  10-3-0 UFC  
5 5  Kyoji Horiguchi FL 26.06  29-5-0 Rizi  
9 6  Kairat Akhmetov FL 23.34  9-2-0 One  Beat #46 Reece McLaren
8 7  Deiveson Figueiredo FL 22.16  11-3-1 UFC  --last rated win -16 months.
10 8  Azamat Kerefov FL 21.23  7-0-0 UAE  --last rated win -21 months.
17 9  Ryuya Fukuda FL 21.14  11-5-1 Deep  Beat #30 Ryosuke Honda
11 10  Tatsuro Taira FL 20.00  6-0-0 UFC •6/24 vs. #80 Kleydson Rodrigues
12 11  Rei Tsuruya FL 19.57  4-0-0 UFC  
13 12  Makoto Takahashi FL 19.47  12-1-1 Rizi  
96 13  John Dodson FL 18.95  11-8-0 Rizi  Beat #6 Tatsuki Saomoto
14 14  Brandon Royval FL 18.92  8-3-0 UFC  
15 15  Keito Yamakita FL 18.80  6-0-0 One  
28 16  Zhifa Shang FL 18.72  11-1-0 JCK  Beat #23 Aidelibieke Shamuhaer
16 17  Jo Arai FL 18.62  6-5-1 Shoo  
18 18  Amir Albazi FL 17.68  4-0-0 UFC •6/03 vs. #41 Kai Kara-France
6 19  Tatsuki Saomoto FL 17.52  16-2-0 Rizi  Lost to #96 John Dodson
19 20  Hiromasa Ougikubo FL 17.17  21-7-1 Rizi  --last rated win -17 months.
20 21  Kurban Gadzhiev FL 17.00  5-3-0 ACA  
21 22  Manel Kape FL 16.52  9-5-0 UFC  
22 23  Iago Ribeiro FL 16.37  1-0-0 UAE  
24 24  Jeremy Miado FL 16.25  3-0-0 One •6/09 vs. Mansur Malachiev
7 25  Adriano Moraes FL 16.10  9-4-0 One  Lost to #2 Demetrious Johnson

 

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